The pie charts show how the percentage of spending per person in one country changed between 1990 and 2010.
In summary, compared to 1990, people in 2010 spent a smaller proportion of their total spending on household goods, food and transportation, while the opposite was true for health and entertainment. There was little to no change in terms of the proportion spending on housing, clothing and utility bills such as electricity and gas. Despite these changes, however, household goods, housing and entertainment remained the biggest expenses.
Despite there being a 3.5% decrease, household goods accounted for the greatest percentage of total spending per head in both 1990 and 2010, at 26.5% and 23% respectively. Likewise, the percentage of total spending on both food and transportation was also down by 3.3% and 1.2% respectively.
In contrast, the percentage of total spending per person increased noticeably for health, with the figure rising from 4.7% in 1990 to 8.7% in 2010. Similarly, the entertainment figures were also up by 2.8%, from 15.3 to 18.1% in 2010.
Spending patterns for housing and clothing remained almost unchanged, only increasing by less than a percentage point. There was, however, absolutely no change for utility bills (electricity and gas), which accounted for only 2% of total spending in both years.